A visit to the Popular Springs Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Popular Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Popular Springs Cemetery:
34.8954, -79.7876
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Popular Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Popular Springs Cemetery is located in Richmond County<2>.
The county seat for Richmond County is located in Rockingham. Rockingham lies just to the north northeast of the Popular Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Popular Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Popular Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Popular Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Richmond County Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- East Side Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
- East Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Mary Love Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Northan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Northan Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northan Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waymon Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Waymon Chapel Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymon Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Nebo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Nebo Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Seal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Seal Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cemetery
- Bear Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Creek FWB Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Barrington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Barrington Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Green Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Chapel Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Chapel Cemetery
- Marks Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Marks Creek Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Creek Cemetery
- Haywood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Haywood Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Popular Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Popular Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Yates Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- East Rockingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Cordova
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Rockingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- New Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Hamlet
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dobbins Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Steen Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Cairo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Ghio Scholl Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Morven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McFarlan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Wallace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ellerbe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lilesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Cheraw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <6>
- Laurel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Newtonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Richmond Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Hoffman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Wadesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Popular Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richmond County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Popular Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cheraw
- Cheraw lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Popular Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cheraw.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
- Hamlet
- Morven
- Rockingham
- Wadesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Popular Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Richmond County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Popular Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #992716 (Popular Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #992716 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Richmond
- Est. Elev: 99 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockingham
- Location given for Popular Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.895432 Lon: -79.7875584
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Richmond, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Popular Springs Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |